The crash, discovered Tuesday, occurred in Seadrift, about 7 miles west of Port O’Connor.

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Calhoun County Sheriff Bobbie Vickery said the male pilot and a female passenger died as the result of the crash.

<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/735/414/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_TX_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/1470/828/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_TX_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/931/524/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_TX_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/1862/1048/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_TX_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/640/320/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_TX_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="A Texas helicopter crash that killed two people is being investigated by the NTSB." width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>A Texas helicopter crash that killed two people is being investigated by the NTSB.</span> </p></div></div>

The NTSB said an investigator was expected at the site Wednesday and a preliminary report on the crash would be published in about 15 days.

A final report on the crash can take up to two years to complete, the NTSB said.

A helicopter crash off the coast of Texas killed two people. The crash occurred about seven miles from the shore. An NTSB investigator will report on the crash.

National Transportation Safety Board will investigate Texas Gulf Coast helicopter crash that killed 2

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